To Know the Lovely Night

"It was early morning and the deputation sent to kill us had arrived. The heat inside the tent was stifling...... and the silence and tension were palpable. I crouched on the rough stony floor clutching my two tiny children." (Somaliland,1953)   This captivating biography is a love song to life, to wild and inhospitable Africa, family, and Australia. It is a stunning portrait of an acclaimed woman scientist, Dr Mary